At the beginning of the year, Nitišs announced his activity plan, which included an extended rally program, but the Covid-19 pandemic suspended all motorsport competitions for several months. As the situation normalizes, the active motorsport season has resumed and this weekend Jekabpils is planned to have two starts at once – on Saturday “Viru Rally” in Estonia, but on Sunday with a buggy in the Baltic Rallycross Championship stage in Biķernieki.
“This was a difficult time for all of us – the organizers were forced to postpone and cancel the planned competitions, so I had to take a forced break and our annual plans and goals were ‘airborne’. Now we have to adjust to the current situation and evaluate which races to start, “says Nitišs. “We haven’t sat there during this time. We did a couple of rally trainings as soon as possible, but it can’t be compared to the experience gained in racing mode, so I’m glad we can start the real rally again and continue the work.”
“Viru Ralli” will take place on July 4 in Northern Estonia, around the city of Rakvere. The rally will have seven ground stages with a total distance of 88.40 kilometers.
“This will be a very busy weekend – on Saturday we will drive a rally in Estonia, but already on Sunday I will start with a buggy at the Baltic Rallycross Championship in Biķernieki. Reinis Nitišs.
Nitišs was a development rider of the GRX Taneco unit in the “SuperCar” class in the 2019 season in the rallycross, so he did not participate in all stages. Last season, Jēkabpils participated in only three of the ten stages of the World Championship, the most successful of which was in Sweden, winning the third place.
This season he decided to start in the Latvian and Estonian rallies in the 2020 season, so that next year he could make his full debut in the world rally championship for juniors.
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